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15-May-2009
by Harley Jones
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 ‘The Gem of the Kaipara’ photos. This musical work, written in honor of Dargaville's longtime accordion and arts supporter, the late Jenny Cocurullo, featured at two Auckland Symphony Orchestra concerts and will go to the USA later in the year.Held at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna on May 10th, and the Auckland Town Hall the week before, the concerts were conducted by composer Gary Daverne and featured Dargaville-born Kevin Friedrich as accordion soloist. Gary Daverne had been commissioned to write the music as a tribute to Mrs Cocurullo, a former district councillor, who died in 2001. The work was premiered on May 11th 2002 by the Auckland Symphony Orchestra with Kevin Friedrich in Dargaville Town Hall. Former Dargaville Mayor Graeme Ramsey said at the time: "Jenny always promoted the Kaipara as 'Gem of the North' while she in turn was considered the 'Gem of the Kaipara', thus the title of the composition." As with the premiere performance, beautiful images of the Kaipara region were projected on to giant screens behind the orchestra during last week’s concerts. These concerts coincided with World Accordion Day, co-ordinated by the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes. Kevin Friedrich will perform ‘The Gem of the Kaipara’ at a concert by the (UMKC) Community Accordion Orchestra conducted by Prof. Joan Sommers on May 31st in Kansas City, USA. |